ITACHA, N.Y. - The Dartmouth
women's basketball team cut the lead to one possession midway though the second
half, but that was as close as the Big Green would get in a 60-48 road loss to
Cornell on Friday (March 8).

The Big Green had a
tough night from the floor, shooting 35.0 percent (21-of-60), but made up
for it on the glass grabbing 42 rebounds, to just 34 from Cornell (13-14, 7-8
Ivy League).

Dartmouth's post
players had a great night, scoring 26 points in the paint. Dawson, who had
eight points, teamed with Schmitt to form a formidable post presence.

The Big Green came
out in the second half and were able to cut the lead to four points courtesy of a 10-2 run to open
the half, highlighted by a triple from Zimmer to cut the Big Red lead to 34-30,
at the 16:22 mark.

Cornell used seven
points from Taylor Flynn to extend its lead back to double figures, 41-30 at
the 14:54 mark, but Dartmouth would not go away and responded with a 9-2 run to
cut the lead all the way down to two points, 43-41, midway through the half.

With a six-point
lead, 49-43, Cornell closed the game with an 11-5 burst to earn the victory and
the season sweep.

Offense was hard to
come by for both teams early in the contest and the game was just a one-point game, 6-5, at
the first media timeout. The Big Red came out hot after the timeout and used a
6-2 burst to pull ahead, 12-7 early.

The Big Green went
to the rim to get themselves back in the game and with eight unanswered points,
seven from post players Dawson and Lakin Roland (Jeffersonville, Ind.),
took their first lead of the game, 13-12, at the 11:06 mark.

Despite taking the
lead, Dartmouth went cold from the floor for a span of eight minutes and
Cornell capitalized and ran out to a 26-15 lead, utilizing a 14-2 run midway
though the half. The Big Green were able to cut back into the lead with five
points in the final 3:18 of the half to cut it to single digits, 29-20, at
halftime.

The Big Green close
out the 2012-13 season on Saturday (March 9) when they travel to Columbia.
Tipoff is at 7 p.m. at Columbia's Leiven Gym.

Big Green SidelinesThis is
the second time Dartmouth and Cornell have meet in the last four days as the Big
Red traveled to Hanover for a makeup game on Tuesday (March 5 ... This is the
second consecutive game with this lineup, which made its debut against Cornell
in Tuesday's game ... Tia Dawson fouled out of her first game this season.